Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Spooky Shoes

I expect the "edits" are just to squeeze the tracks on the disc.

I'm more optimistic than that. There were edits for time on 1992-2002, and none of those were labeled "2002 edit". There was Born Slippy (2003 Edit); granted it was "Edit" because it was an edit of the 12" mix, which is not the case here. But hopefully it's more interesting than just a fade-out.

But actually, taking a look at the tracklisting more closely, it doesn't add up. If we take the album times for everything:

1. The First Note is Silent - 5:40
2. Scribble - 6:58
3. Beebop Hurry - 3:05
4. Downpipe - 8:10
5. Crocodile - 6:30
6. To Heal - 2:36
7. Two Months Off - 9:08
8. Jumbo - 6:57
9. NUXX - 11:37
10. Dark Train -
11. Mmm Skyscraper -
12. Pearl's Girl - 9:36
13. Cowgirl Live - 3:40
14. Rez -
15. King of Snake - 8:56
16. Moaner - 7:38

even without the 2011 edits, we're already over an hour and a half, which is way too long. That doesn't even account for some of them that have longer versions, like Jumbo or Moaner. Let's try it with radio edits then:

1. The First Note is Silent (Radio Edit) - 3:36
2. Scribble (Radio Edit) - 3:50
3. Beebop Hurry - 3:05
4. Downpipe (Radio Edit) - 3:17
5. Crocodile (Radio Edit) - 3:51
6. To Heal - 2:36
7. Two Months Off (Radio Edit) - 3:59
8. Jumbo (Edit) - 4:08
9. NUXX (Short) - 4:23
10. Dark Train -
11. Mmm Skyscraper -
12. Pearl's Girl (Edit) - 4:24
13. Cowgirl Live - 3:40
14. Rez -
15. King of Snake (Straight Mate Mix) - 3:51
16. Moaner (Short Version) - 4:10

This makes more sense. Given the sheer number of tracks on A Collection, it's gotta be all radio edits. Without the 2011 edits, this is at 49 minutes, which means 25 minutes left over for the 2011 edits. Since those 3 don't already have radio edits, it means these new 2011 edits are probably radio-ish edits, 3-5 minutes long each. So the total Collection runtime will come in at just over an hour.